Burr Steers
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Burr Gore Steers (born October 8, 1965 in Washington, DC ) is an American screenwriter , film director and actor .
Life
Steers was born in Washington, DC, the second son of Newton Ivan Steers Jr. (1917-1993), a Republican congressman from Maryland , and Nina Gore Auchincloss . Steers is related to third US Vice President Aaron Burr . Steer's great-grandfather was Thomas Gore , Oklahoma's first Democratic Senator, and his grandfather is John Warner , who was a member of the US Senate representing the state of Virginia .
His older brother, Hugh Auchincloss Steers (1963-1995), was an artist and died of AIDS .
Career
Steers had a small role in the film Pulp Fiction by director Quentin Tarantino and was one of the radio voices in Reservoir Dogs - Wild dogs . He also played in The Last Days of Disco , alongside Chloë Sevigny and Kate Beckinsale as a clerk in the discotheque.
In 2002 he wrote the script for the independent film Igby with Kieran Culkin and Susan Sarandon , which he himself directed. For the 2003 film, How Do I Get Rid of It - In 10 Days? starring Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey , he also worked on the script.
Steers directed individual episodes for the television series Weeds , The L Word and Big Love .
His final breakthrough as a director came in 2009 with the comedy film 17 Again starring Zac Efron in the lead role. A year later he directed the drama As if by a Miracle , the film adaptation of the bestseller The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud by Ben Sherwoods. Zac Efron can be seen again in the lead role, alongside Kim Basinger and Ray Liotta .
Filmography (selection)
- as a director
movie theater
- 2002: Igby
- 2009: 17 Again - Back to High School (17 Again)
- 2010: Miraculously (Charlie St. Cloud)
- 2016: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies)
watch TV
- 2005: Weeds - Small Deals Among Neighbors (TV series, 1 episode)
- 2005: The L Word (TV series, 1 episode)
- 2007: Big Love (TV series, 1 episode)
- 2012: The New Normal (TV series, 1 episode)
- as a screenwriter
- 2002: Igby
- 2003: How to Lose a Guy in 10 days it (How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days)
- 2016: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies)
Web links
- Burr Steers in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Steers The Age.com (English).
- ↑ film; A Family's Legacy: Pain and Humor (and a Movie) "New York Times" - September 15, 2002 (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Steers, Burr |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Steers, Burr Gore |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 8, 1965 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Washington, DC |